Cengiz Surname
Approximately 95,893 people bear this surname
Cengiz Surname User-submission:
Turkish surname of Mongolian origin. Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227) was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, rising from humble origins as Temüjin to unite nomadic tribes and create the largest contiguous land empire in history.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 93,549 | 1:832 | 107 |
| Germany | 916 | 1:87,888 | 11,077 |
| Northern Cyprus | 181 | 1:1,762 | 189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Austria | 150 | 1:56,770 | 8,881 |
| United States | 140 | 1:2,588,992 | 156,804 |
| Belgium | 135 | 1:85,160 | 13,333 |
| Netherlands | 125 | 1:135,097 | 20,820 |
| England | 122 | 1:456,705 | 30,074 |
| Denmark | 81 | 1:69,688 | 6,946 |
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 1:964,912 | 14,691 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Cengiz (136,043) may also be a first name.
Cengiz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Turkish surname of Mongolian origin. Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227) was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, rising from humble origins as Temüjin to unite nomadic tribes and create the largest contiguous land empire in history.
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Cengiz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cengiz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cengiz is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cengiz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,885th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 75,997 people. The surname Cengiz occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Cengiz reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 7,662nd most widely held given name globally It is held by 136,043 people.
It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 93,549 people, or 1 in 832. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Denizli Province, where 7 percent live and Ankara Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Cengiz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cengiz last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cengiz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.13% less than the national average, earning 234,883 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 375.89% more than the national average, earning R 1,130,890 per year; in United States they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning $37,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning $40,329 CAD per year.
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